“While I was pregnant, I had dozens of checkups. They covered everything from blood tests to ultrasounds, and I even had the option of attending birthing classes with my husband.” ClassBloodHusbandTestsMy HusbandCoveredDozenPregnantAttendingWere PregnantBirthingUltrasoundsBlood Tests Author:Liya Kebede
“I want people to know that blood tests alone won't always detect thyroid disease. My blood panels were normal. I think a lot more people have this disease than are diagnosed.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantBloodDiseaseNormalTestsThyroidBlood Tests Author:Kim Alexis
“I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action... It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options. Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldHeartStillsTodayAbleActionStrongChallengesRiskBloodBenefitsTestsCancerStrikesBreastsScareGenesTestedSusceptiblePowerlessnessTake ControlHigh RiskOvarian CancerBlood Tests Author:Angelina Jolie
“Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern. Just the slow erosion of the self, as insidious as any cancer. And, like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience. A room in hell with only your name on the door.” PeopleSelfNamesRoomsHellDoorsBloodConcernTestsCancerPunishmentSolitaryFeverInsidiousErosionBlood Tests Author:Martha Manning
“Do you know there is actually a blood test out there now to find out if your kid is gay or not? Yeah, it's an HIV test.” IfsKnowsKidsBloodGayTestsYeahDo You KnowHivBlood Tests Author:Daniel Tosh
“I just had a baby girl. My daughter weighed 27 pounds. She was 3 years old. She was delivered to me by way of the court system and a blood test.” WayYearsGirlBloodBabyDaughterTestsCourtPoundsMy DaughterBaby GirlCourt SystemBlood Tests Author:Donnell Rawlings
“My latest blood test said my cholesterol was very high and my doctor recommended some medicine for it. I said "no" to his recommendation and he said "what are you going to do?" I said I ate my way into this and I'm going to eat my way out of it.” WaySaidBloodDoctorsTestsMedicineMy WayRecommendationsCholesterolBlood Tests Author:Bill Cosby